Alma Čače portrait

Biography

Alma Čače is a contemporary artist currently living and working in Split, Croatia.

After graduating from the School of Fine Arts in Split, she enrolled in the Arts Academy and graduated in 2001 (Department of Fine Arts and Restoration).

She is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists Split.

She has been a member of the Croatian Community of Independent Artists since 2013.

She actively exhibits her works and conducts art workshops.

Artist Statement

I find inspiration in people and their surroundings, most importantly the sea and its shores.

The cliffs of the southern shores of Vis have always made a strong impression on me, with their size and their structure. Witnessing the interaction they have with the powerful sea forces helped shape my artistic signature. It’s exactly the kind of energy that grows in me until it finds a way to come out on a painting and express itself like a wave crashing on a cliff.

A perpetual seeker in me always rejoices in finding an unexpected artistic path and the new awareness it brings.

Imitating nature and remaining sensitive to the new and unusual are my guiding principles. I favor discovering over planning, which is why layering, sedimentation, and leaving traces play an important role in my work. Irregularities and mistakes are always welcome as they open up the space for unexpected results. My paintings have a simple composition, but they are artistically rich in structure and layering.

Special attention is paid to the tools. I often find them in nature (wooden sticks, plants, and various dry leaves) and explore the lines and traces they leave on the surface.

From time to time, you will find residue from my tools in the paintings, nature’s subtle signature.

Affiliations & Education

  • 2013—Member, Croatian Community of Independent Artists
  • Member, Croatian Association of Fine Artists Split
  • 2001Graduated from the Arts Academy in Split, Department of Fine Arts and Restoration

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2025Descriptions of the spiritual landscape, Art Gallery Split
  • 2024Assimilation with Karin Grenc and Teom Morić Šitum, GKS Metković
  • 2024Intuition, with Karin Grenc and Teom Morić Šitum, University Gallery, Split
  • 2023Metabolism, Museum of the Town of Kaštela, Vitturi Castle, Kaštel Lukšić
  • 2022Metabolism, GKS Metković
  • 2022Metabolism, Krševan Gallery, Šibenik
  • 2021Metabolism, KVART Gallery, Split
  • 2019“Stratification of the spiritual”, House of Culture, Dugopolje
  • 2019“Drawings from the drawer”, Studio 21, Split
  • 2019“Connecting Line”, Southeastern Diocletian’s Tower, Split
  • 2018“Kompozitions”, Teatrin, Solin
  • 2018Joint exhibition of drawings with Kate Mandarić Erceg, Salon Galić, Split
  • 2017“Emotional sediments”, Gallery Center Varaždin
  • 2017Small formats exhibition, Caffe Bar Đina, Zadar
  • 2015“Emotional sediments”, Fort George, Vis
  • 2015“Emotional sediments”, Vis Library
  • 2014“Emotional sediments”, City Library Marko Marulić, Split
  • 2014“Unpredictable mirrors”, Basement Halls of Diocletian’s Palace, Split
  • 2014“Unpredictable mirrors”, Zvonimir Gallery, Solin
  • 2007Drawings in Salon Galić, Split
  • 2005Paintings, Peronospora Blues, Vis
  • 2004“Bizere”, Basement Halls of Diocletian’s Palace, Split
  • 2004Paintings, Po Bota, Split
  • 2003Alliance Française Gallery, Dubrovnik
  • 2001Small formats, City Reading Room Komiža
  • 1999Student works, City Reading Room Komiža

Group Exhibitions

  • 2025Art&, Studio 21 Split
  • 2025Terra Incognita V., Sućuraj, Hvar
  • 2024Consecration of St. Jerolim, National and University Library in Zagreb
  • 2024Trace of Gesture, Gallery HDLU Istria, Pula
  • 2024Consecration of St. Jerolim, University Gallery in Split
  • 20236Start, Alliance Française, Split
  • 2023Endemic Week/Agroom, Komiža
  • 2023Terra Incognita III, crkvica sv. Ante, Sućuraj
  • 2022Plavo, Gallery HDLU Istria, Pula
  • 2022Terra Incognita, Church of St. Ante, Sućuraj
  • 2020Art Fair “Unclassified”, Lauba, Zagreb
  • 2019“Animus”, The Old City Hall, Split
  • 201840 Split Salon “The Art of Survival”, Split
  • 2018Drawing Triennial, Zagreb
  • 2017“Split flower”, The Old City Hall, Split
  • 2016“Split flower”, The Old City Hall, Split
  • 2016“Natura marris”, The Native Museum, Biograd
  • 2016The coexistence of diversity (Ka’ pas i mačka), Caffe Gallery Hok, Split
  • 2015Group exhibition, Teatrin, Solin
  • 2015“Love is…” The City Hall, group exhibition of the KUST association
  • 201539 Split Salon of Visual Arts, Split
  • 2015Natura marris, Basement Halls of Diocletian’s Palace, Split
  • 2015Natura marris, Auditorium des Carmes, Vannes
  • 2010“wwwVis.com”, Paradajz Lost, Vis and Komiža
  • 2010“Vis fifth time”, DLUM Gallery, Maribor
  • 2008Drawing Triennial, Gliptoteka, Zagreb
  • 2008“Works in progress”, Basement Halls of Diocletian’s Palace, Split
  • 200735 Split Salon of Visual Arts, Aquarium Split
  • 2004“Forgotten places”, Youth Centre Split